Auditorium Seating - Wooster Middle School

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut, located in Fairfield County, is soliciting sealed bids for the removal of all existing auditorium seating and installation of new auditorium seating at Wooster Middle School, located at 150 Lincoln Street, Stratford, Connecticut. The base bid includes removal and installation of new seating with the basis-of-design product being KI Lancaster Auditorium Seating, and two optional alternates are available: Alternate #1 for epoxy paint application to exposed concrete floors and Alternate #2 for removal and replacement of existing carpet floors. A non-mandatory pre-bid site meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. at Wooster Middle School. The vendor question and answer period runs from April 30, 2026, at 3:15 p.m. EDT through May 20, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EDT, with all inquiries submitted in writing to Phillip Ryan, Purchasing Agent, at pryan@townofstratford.com. Sealed bids must be submitted in physical form (electronic submissions are not permitted) and received by 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2026, at the Town of Stratford Purchasing Department, 2725 Main Street, Room 104, Stratford, Connecticut 06615. The project is expected to be awarded on or about June 9, 2026, with substantial completion of new seating installation targeted for November 27, 2026, and final contract closeout by December 31, 2026. Qualified bidders must meet comprehensive bonding and insurance requirements, including a five percent bid bond, Performance and Labor and Material Bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract award, Worker's Compensation insurance, Commercial General Liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence limit, Automobile Liability with $1,000,000 combined single limit, and a $5,000,000 Umbrella Policy, with surety companies rated A-VII minimum by A.M. Best.

The procurement contains no stated set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to specific types of organizations or disadvantaged enterprises. All workers performing on this public works project must hold a mandatory ten-hour OSHA Construction Safety and Health Course certification. Connecticut prevailing wage rates apply if the total project cost exceeds $100,000. Pricing must be submitted firm for ninety days and quoted F.O.B. destination (delivered to site), with payment terms of Net 30 Days upon approval by all relevant Town boards. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder meeting the specifications, and the Town of Stratford reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive defects. No estimated budget value or incumbent vendor information is provided in the solicitation documents.